"John Azevedo stretches the water that helps produce the milk on his dairy farm west of Patterson. Azevedo is one of 16 farmers featured in a new report from Dairy Cares, a statewide industry program that encourages water and energy conservation and other practices."

"A partnership between the Almond Board of California and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will aid in ongoing efforts to better understand groundwater recharge with the goal of achieving sustainability within the aquifers."

"A California dairy is now using a flush system to collect that manure from most of the stalls and carry it to a covered lagoon where an anaerobic digester converts the gas into enough electricity to power 125 homes."

"Despite claims that “it’s basically hands off agriculture,” large portions of California agriculture this year are suffering through a 95% cut in surface water allocation. That’s not a cut to sneeze at."

"About two of every five acres of crops grown by U.S. farmers are exported which helps producers spread out the costs of doing business. This necessary commerce creates jobs at home. Expanded sales overseas help make products more affordable for all, including consumers in the USA."

"The Almond Board of California is working on behalf of almond growers and handlers to ensure the industry is ready for this changing world. Almonds are among California’s highest-value agricultural crops, and soon will be its largest acreage crop. With this position comes opportunity, responsibility, and leadership."

"The Almond Board of California, almond growers and beekeepers have joined forces hoping to solve honey bee losses suffered during almond bloom in recent years. With an estimated 80,000 hives affected in 2014, the industry reacted and boosted its collaborative efforts to develop practices targeted at reversing the trend."

"The U.S. livestock sector has shown considerable progress during the last six-plus decades and commitment into the future, to continually reduce its environmental footprint while providing food security at home and abroad."